Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-17
GENERAE.

GENERAL
THE steamer City of Chester, which
reached Queenstown, Ireland, from New
York on the Sth encountered four days
hurricane, during wnlcn Two he-DoasS
| were crushed.
NONE of the big railways have yet put IN
their steel rail orders for the winter, but
manufacturers see no occasion Tor alarm
EIGHTEEN young army officers OF Russia
have been sent to Siberia for plotting
against the Government
1T is officially announced from Rome that
| cholera has absolutely ceased to prevail IN
Italy.
THE Crown Prince of Germany is re-
ported worse, the growth In his throat
| having taken fresh start
THE fire losses for October aggregated
SO. 769, S25 against So, 100000 in October
1856.
THE cargo of the steamer Winchester
reported on fire at Bermuda consisted OF
&, I4O bales of cotton, valued at $SOO,OOo
CAPTAIN WARREN, of Victoria, British
Columbia. was in Ottawa, Can, recently.
Five of his vessls were seized by the Amer
leans in Behring Sea, and he has asked the
Government to present his claims OF $780,
600 for indemnity. He says the Alaska
Commercial Company is at the bottom OF
the trouble
LORD SALISBURY, in a speech recently,
gave assurances of peace in Europe. He
also announced that Ayoub Khan had sur
rendered himself in India
ApyICEs from Kurrachee say the tour OF
Earl Dufferin, Governor-General,a along the
northern frontier, is associated with the
formation of Il railway between Kurrachee
and Upper India. The establishment or
such railway it is believed will enable
producers to place wheat in London Is per
quarter less than at present.
A WARRANT has been issued for the ar
rest of Mr.. Pyne. member OF Parliament,
who was summoned for melting resist
ance to the bailiffs at an eviction at Sea-
harun1, Ireland.
THE Ereenaa1l's Journal, of Dublin, ex-
presses the hope that the murderers of the
man Quierke, near Tralee, County Kerry.
will be arrested and hanged. 1t says the
victim was both harmless and honest.
TIE speculation in tin and copper, which
assumed large proportions recently IN Lon
don, has collapsed. The attention of invest
ors is now directed to diamond mining
shares, the boom in which continues to in
crease.
THE fears respecting the Canadian steam
err Oregon have been set at rest, the vessel
having been seen two days after she was
reported sunk.
THE Lord Mayors procession at London
on the 9Th was Of the tamest description.
There was heavy rainfall and the threat
oneQ demonstration Oh unemployed QlO not
take place.
IT is rumored that the Governor of one
of the Philippine islands was murdered by
natives while trying to suppress a revolt.
IT was reported in London that Jay
Gould was studying the methods of the
cable pool companies as to improve the
service.
THE resolutions adopted at the interpro-
vincial conference at Quebec recently, rep
resenting all the provinces of the Canadian
federation, have just been made public.
Among other things, while processing en-
tire fealty to Great Britain, they declare
in favor of full reciprocity with the United
States and condemn the disallowance of
the Manitoba railway acts by the Domin-
ion.
A DISPATCH from Matamoras of the 10th
says: Nine of the bandits captured by the
militia up the river have been executed
Among the captured bandits not yet exc
cuted is Epemino Posules, noted brigand,
who led the attack on Alcesia ranch. He
will be sent TO New Laredo for trial. His
three companions, Adagio De Leon, Isidor
Reys and Gertrudcz Carresalas, will be
brought to atamoras.
A DISPATCH from San Reno, where a con-
sultation of physicians was being held,
says that Dr. Mackenzie admits that the
growth in the Grown Princes throat is a
cancer and deprecates an operation, which
he declares Will be both useless and dam
gerous. The Crown Prince also opposes an
operation. This dispatch also says the
Grown Prince will return to Berlin forth
with.
An earthquake without fatal results has
occurred in Northern Italy.